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The revitalization of St. Louis as a technology and manufacturing hub

2 years 8 months ago
St Louis has always been a great city; it became a gateway to the West in the early 1800s and 1900s when it served as a major port city on the Mississippi for passengers and cargo alike. Over the past few years, St. Louis has rebranded itself as a geospatial, manufacturing and technology hub to attract new industries, innovation and a professional and skilled workforce. It is paramount that St Louis city and St. Louis County come together to make a conscientious effort to change the course of perceived…
Sekhar Prabhakar, Tejas Sekhar, Dr. William Powell, Prakash Rao

Carl’s Drive-In Owner Wants to Create a Burger-and-Entertainment Destination in Winghaven

2 years 8 months ago
From St. Louis Magazine: Carl’s Drive-In, the 16-stool burger-and-root-beer spot on Manchester Road in Brentwood, is looking to grow. David Kraemer, a longtime Carl’s fan who bought the drive-in in 2021, is eyeing a piece of property in Winghaven on Highway 40, off the DD exit, with a plan for a burger-and-entertainment destination out west. Should his plan be approved by […]
Shruthi Beedu

Newly launched St. Louis tech council creates charitable arm

2 years 8 months ago
TechSTL, the St. Louis technology council that launched earlier this year, has expanded with the creation of a charitable arm and scholarship fund. It says its newly launched TechSTL Foundation and Scholarship Fund will help advance its efforts to support the region’s technology sector and workforce initiatives.
Nathan Rubbelke

This Destination Playground Includes a Zip Line and Waterfall

2 years 8 months ago
From St. Louis Magazine:  The area between Brentwood Boulevard and Hanley Road is scheduled to get a major glow-up that includes a bonkers new playground. Just how bananas are we talking? It’s planned to span 3 acres and has a price tag of $7 million. Brentwood Bound is a $79.6 million flood mitigation project that seeks to […]
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City of St. Louis Says It Wants Thousands of New Residents

2 years 8 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  A study from the city of St. Louis’ development agency is pitching a way to lure thousands of new residents in a bid to reverse decades of population loss: earnings and payroll tax credits. The St. Louis Development Corp. study, done in conjunction with consultant PGAV and released Wednesday, is […]
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Blocker Sophia Ivnik Is Key Part Of Father McGivney's Girls Volleyball Team, Is A Byron Carlson Petri & Kalb Female Athlete Of The Month  

2 years 8 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Senior middle blocker Sophia Ivnik has shown great leadership and has also been a rallying point around the girls' volleyball team at Father McGivney Catholic High School during the 2022 season. After two Gateway Metro Conference wins Sept. 27 over Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran and Sept. 29 over Maryville Christian, Ivnik has played well. having two service points for the season, with 62 kills, 95 blocks, 44 assists and seven digs in matches through the win over the Lions, helping the Griffins to a 14-8 record going into the final month of the season. She's also one of the team's leaders and hardest workers, helping to set the standard for the younger players to follow and a player the others rally around for leadership and strength. For her efforts both on and off the court, Ivnik has been selected as a Byron Carlson Petri & Kalb Female Athlete of the Month. Ivnik, who plays for head coach Jake Williams, was feeling very good after the sweep over COR on Sept. 2

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Development Underway to Revitalize North St. Louis

2 years 8 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  City living has become fashionable again. We are seeing investment in north St. Louis and across the U.S. as cities are welcoming new urban dwellers, primarily young professionals and retirees seeking easy, environmentally friendly access to entertainment, recreation and jobs. As developers and the real estate market respond, policymakers and […]
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An Open Cover Letter

2 years 8 months ago
An Open Cover Letter JW Mon, 10/03/2022 - 19:15

To you it may concern,

I am applying for the job you posted.

In order to expedite this process, here are my constraints.

Conceptually and practically I believe I understand what I applied for.

I consider myself a generalist and web builder (production artist).
Developer leans more to "programming from scratch" and I am more hack than writer.

However, I have been doing "Full Stack", since I started over 20 years ago.
FullStack: DNS, Web, Mail, eCommerce
My sites have always been optimized for different platforms, so I haven't used apps.

I recently did a crash course on Full Stack as it is now and ok.
It seems a lot like Flash to me, but it's still all about the schema.
I could work on an existing project, but probably not write from scratch.

I started out with Filemaker, Lasso a Merchant Account and PayPal.
Graduated to hand-coding SQL when PHP was released. (yep)
After literally trying all the different CMSs, I ended up on Drupal.

Drupal is what I've built on for 20 years, through all the painful changes/versions.
It's always been able to fill the need and I've never needed anything else.

Most jobs seem to be looking for WordPress.
I recently did a few installations of Wordpress.
It's smooth, can be managed without CLI and has a lot of modules.
(also free on my very expensive former rackspace now liquidweb grandfathered cloudsites)
I can handle doing these sites for a paycheck.
It's open source and the PHP is straightforward.

My wife (breadwinner) works at City Hall and does not drive.
My dog is used to me being home and will have to be let out at lunch.
Hybrid or work from home is ideal, but if the location is between/adjacent to Downtown and Princeton Heights, I can make it work for on-site.

(to be continued – with the good part)

PS. Feel let me know that I am not a fit ASAP. I'm a little ADD and I don't have that kind of time to waste.

PSS. If you're already sold, click here to schedule an appt.

 

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OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony's Health Center Welcomes New Clinical Psychologist  

2 years 8 months ago
ALTON – OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center is pleased to add a new clinical psychologist to its staff to better serve the Alton community and surrounding areas. The addition of Ari Lakritz, PsyD, ensures increased access for patients in need of behavioral health and psychological testing services at the OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center – Psychological Services office at 1 Saint Anthony’s Way in Alton. In addition to providing clinical assessment and outpatient therapy treatment, Dr. Lakritz will provide psychological testing for diagnoses that include ADHD, chronic pain and cognitive impairments including dementia, post stroke, concussion and IQ testing/learning disabilities. Dr. Lakritz received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Yeshiva University in New York, and he received both a Master of Arts and Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from William Paterson University. Dr. Lakritz interned with Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital

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Maplewood Jack in the Box closes

2 years 8 months ago
The Maplewood Jack in the Box closed permanently on Monday. That’s according to an employee on the site, signs in the windows, and Google. The location, at 7520 Manchester Road, is owned by Foodmaker Inc. It was built in 1970 according to county records.
Doug Miner

Proposed Development Looks to Bring New Life to Benton Park West

2 years 8 months ago
From KMOV:  A St. Louis City corner is now in position for a total revamp. Right now, a community garden sits at the corner of Arsenal and Jefferson, but a new proposal calls on affordable senior living units. A new rendering of “Benton Park Place” shows a 49-unit mixed-income housing development. It also includes room […]
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City of St. Louis Details New Process for Getting Development Subsidies

2 years 8 months ago
From St. Louis Business Journal:  The city of St. Louis’ development agency on Wednesday detailed a new system for awarding developers subsidies for their projects. St. Louis Development Corp. said it had commissioned the study, from consultant Baker Tilly and aimed at reforming analysis of development incentives, “to ensure all development projects are evaluated with […]
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Pagedale man charged in north St. Louis murder

2 years 8 months ago
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged a 33-year-old Pagedale man over the weekend for a murder that took place last month in the north city neighborhood of Hamilton Heights.
Kevin S. Held